This defender was prepared and aware. He saw the problem quickly and was fast enough to make this mugger pay full retail for his decision to target others. We can definitely discuss the ending a bit, but let’s all give this defender a hand for how he dealt with the initial engagement!
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News story with raw: https://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/sucesos/video-cambiadores-de-dinero-de-la-maria-montes-enfrentan-a-tiros-a-atracadores-KL8296851
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UPDATE: Police have made an arrest: https://get-asp.com/oej8
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Conflict Escalates from Verbal to Crazy
This security footage was sent to me by the victim; it shows a conflict that escalates from verbal to crazy in just a few moments! Great reminders here not to let your ego get you into conflicts with people because they might be nuts.
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